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CLOTHES DRIER.

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No. 272,424. Patented Feb. 20. 1883.

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JOSEPH S. GOLD, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

CLOTH ES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,424, dated February20, 1883.

Application filed July '1, was. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, J. S. GOLD, of Columbus, in the county of Franklinand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Briers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompau ying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in clothes-driers; and itconsists in the combination of a suitable support which is to be securedto the wall or other upright, and which has secured to it a circularblock having sockets made in its outer edge, and having slots cut in itsinner edge for the slides which move back and forth therein, and whichslides are connected to the arms, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a clothes-drier, or a supportupon which articles of different kinds can be hung,'and in which thearms can be held securely in place in a horizontal position, and thenwhen no longer needed can be turned down out of the way.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, showing the arms in ahorizontal position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same, takenjust above the circular block; and Fig. 3 is a de- F, in which theheaded slides G, connected to tach'cd view of one of the arms, showingthe slide connected to it. Fig. 4 is an "enlarged vertical section takenthrough the block 0.

A represents the back of the support, which may be of any suitable shapeor length which may be preferred and which has the shelf or support B,secured-to it at any suitable point. Under this shelf B is placedthecircular piece or block 0, which is braced in place by the support 0,and which has a number of sockets, D, formed in its outer edge toreceive the inner ends of the arms E, and a'number of slots,

the inner ends of the arms, move. These slides are provided with headsat their inner ends, so that the heads act as stops to prevent the armsfrom being drawn out too far. The slides are firstin'serted in placebefore the block 0 is secured in position, and then the sticks-and armsare pivoted together. The sockets and slots are cut in a direct linewith each other, so that the slide and. the arm will always be in astraight line, and thus move with as little frietion as possible. Theslot extends inward to within ashort distance of the end of the socket,and the head formed upon the slide prevents it from being withdrawnaltogether. This slide serves to attach the arms to'the block,and'allows the arms to be pushed freely back and forth. The arms beingpivoted to the outer ends of these slides,'they can be turned down, soas to be out of the way when not needed for immediate use.

a This invention is equally well adapted to be used in the household fordrying clothes upon, or for hanging up articles of any kind in stores,

where they are to be displayed to the best advantage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. In a device upon whichclothes or other articles are to be hung, the combination of the armswith the slides which are pivoted to their inner ends, and theblockhaving the sockets and slots cut therein, substantially as shown.

- 2. In a clothes-drier, the combination of the back A, the shelf B,under which the circular block E is placed, thearms having the slidespivoted thereto, the circular block having sockets in its outer edge andslots in its inner edge, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH S. GOLD. Witnesses:

J. F floFFMAN, R. (J. HOFFMAN.

